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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Rosalyn Kollenkark of McHenry, who passed 
4away on November 23, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Rosalyn Kollenkark was born on October 4, 1924 on 
6a farm 2 miles north of Johnsburg; her parents were Jacob P. 
7and Mary Miller; she married Harold Kollenkark on January 17, 
81945 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Johnsburg; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Rosalyn Kollenkark and her husband farmed in 
10Johnsburg until November of 1984, when they moved to McHenry; 
11she then worked in retail for 15 years before she retired; she 
12also volunteered at Centegra HealthCare and The Pink Door 
13retail store for 8 1/2 years and as an election judge for 
14several years; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Rosalyn Kollenkark was a lifetime member of St. 
16John the Baptist Catholic Church in Johnsburg, where she was a 
17member of Temple Treasures and was a minister of compassion; 
18she was a member of Blessed Virgin Sodality, St. Agatha's Court 
19777 before transferring to McHenry Court 659; she was also a 
20member of the Fraternal Order of Catholic Foresters, McHenry 
21Senior Citizens, and Whispering Hills Senior Club and 
22volunteered at FISH of McHenry; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Rosalyn Kollenkark was preceded in death by her 
2husband, Harold; her daughter, Judy Tomlinson; her parents; her 
3sisters, Mildred Skillman and Helen Heider; and her 7 brothers 
4and sisters-in-law; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Rosalyn Kollenkark is survived by her children, 
6Gerald L. (Carol) Kollenkark and Mary Jane (Gregory) Rowlett; 
7her grandchildren, Richard, Jr. and Bob Tomlinson and Kevin, 
8Brian, Jacob, Eric, and Katelyn Rowlett; her 2 
9great-grandchildren; her step-grandchild; and her step 
10great-grandchild; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her 
13family and friends, mourn the passing of Rosalyn Kollenkark; 
14and be it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to the family of Rosalyn Kollenkark as an expression 
17of our sympathy.